After flying high against Commerce on Monday, Central came back down to earth. The Golden Eagles lost 3-0 to the Westfield Bombers on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Bombers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-20, 25-17.
Leonardo Leon Rosa paced Central's offense, picking up five kills. Leon Rosa got some help from Yeiden Soto and his 11 assists. Soto was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Westfield can attribute much of their success to Arlen Messier, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Messier has posted since back in May of 2025.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Westfield, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Central will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Commerce at 5:15 p.m. on the 27th. As for Westfield, they are taking a road trip to square off against Milford at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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